Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-18
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS.
sfFences, Gates and Bridges is practical
manual edited by George A. Martin. It is
stated upon authority that the building and
maintenance of farm fences in the United
States have cost more than the farm build
ings. Numerous works have appeared in re.
gard to rural architecture, but this is the
first publication devoted to fences, gates and
bridges It shows the evolution of the fence
from brush to the most improved forms of
barbed wire. The three hundred illustra-
tions are mainly representations of fences,
gates, ETC., in actual use. There is also a
chapter on fence law. O. Judd Co., publish
ers, New York. For sale in this city by
Judd the bookseller.
"Elsie's Friends at WOODBURY." by Martha
Finley, author of several books in which FL
sic appears, is capital story for girls. 1t is
full of those incidents and delights by the
seashore and in the woods which possess a
peculiar charm. Young people and old folks
will be glad of light story fresh in charac-
ters and detail of pleasant months. Mrs.
Alexander has style that is pleasant, and
here she displays it to the full in telling
pleasant story. Dodds, Mead 6 Co., pub
fishers, New York. For sale in this city by
Judd the bookseller.
"The Fortunes of Words'-letters to a
| lady, by FREDERICK Garlanda, Phi. D., fol-
lows the work ''The Philosophy of Words"
by the same author. The book deals with
the science OF language, its Importance and
its connection with the study of man and
/ history, giving etymology and history, ira
cling them out and applying them to general
history and life. One of the most interest
ing chapters is ''the development of ethical
feelings studied in words; the ideas of labor,
poverty and suffering in language, etc"
Words are treated of in their every aspect.
Max Muller says of its predecessor, 81 read
it with much interest and recommended it
to the young men at Oxford" 1t will pay
the young and old to read the fortunes. :"
A. Lowell & Co., publishers, New York.
For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
Mrs. Alexander's latest novel is "Forcing
the Fetters' in the Leisure Moment series,
published by Henry Holt & Co., New York.
1t is strong story, full of life and of the
development in plot which characterizes the
writer. It will fill many "1eisure moments
pleasantly. For sale in this city by II. H.
Peck.
FOur Heredity From God" consisting of
lectures on evolution, by E. P. Powell, is a
book which has for its object to make eyolu
ton coherent to the average reader, and re-
lieve him of vague as well as often erroneous
views of what it is and what it involved.
The author takes up at first the leading
guments in favor of evolution as accounting
for structural variety, and as able to explain
the actual condition of living creatures.
From this he proceeds to show the common
atty of life between all creatures, and how
definitely the links of life have been estab-
Iished in an orderly development from the
jelly fishes of the primeval seas to man. His
last division follows evolution after man is
reached to show that there is not only one
evolution of all life, including man and ami
mails linked together in origin and progress
sive changes, but that human history, its re-
ligions, art and morals, is also a subject of
evolution. The attempt is made to trace the
rise of intelligence out of preceding develop
ment until We reach the great questions of
God and immortality. The work is an in
teresting book upon an interesting subject.
D. Appleton & Co., publishers, New York.
For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
sThe Brownies; Their Book" by Palmer
Cox, is delightful book for the little folks.
The brownies, like fairies and spirits, are
imaginary little sprites who are supposed to
delight in harmless pranks and helpful deeds.
They work and sport while people sleep and
never allow themselves to be seen by mortal
eyes. The book presents them in every form
of life, at home and at school, on skates, on
wheels, on feet, and lawn tennis and at
everything else. Their good work is of in
terest AMI full Of lessons. The verses that
accompany the series of pictures will call
and hold attention at any time. Every little
one should make friends with the Brownies.
The Century Co., publishers, New York.
For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
An excellent book of its class may be
found in "Stories of the Magicians," by the
Rev Alfred J. Church, NJ. A., author Of
teStories From Homer" The book is COM
prised of fThalaba and the Magicians of the
Domdaniel," )" "Rustem and the Genii" and
ftKehama and his Sorceries." The Oriental
romances of Southey, 'Thalaba" and "The
Curse of Kehama" are almost unknown to
the younger generation of readers. They
display great power of Imagination and en-
velop an admirable moral. The story of
| Rustem is added, greatly condensed. from
Firdansi's F'Book of the Kings" The illus
| trations are taken from Persian and Indian
| manuscripts in the British museum. Dodds,
Mead G Co., publishers, New York. For
| sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
Vendetta, OF the Story of the Forgot
| ten," by Marie Corelli, author of ga Ro-
nance of Two Worlds" and ''The Duchess. u
| by the author of Phyllis" "Molly Bawn, d
| etc., are among the latest novels published
by ]. B. Lippincott & Co. The chief Incl
| dents of the former are founded upon an &C
| tual occurrence which took place in Naples
| during the last scathing visit of the cholera
| in 1884. It presumes to set forth that
| tfnothing is more strange than truth, and
| nothing at times more terrible" It is strange
certainly and full of force. eThe Duchess
is on the round of popular favor, awaited
| with interest and received cordially. The
books by the same author assured its place
For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
''Little Polly Blatchley," by Frances G.
Sparhawk, is pleasant, quiet story for girls
| full of home incident, its principal character
being modelled upon some household darling.
She is always happy, amusing herself and
everyone else at the same time. Her expert
| ences from the time she was running about
| the nursery until she was big enough to try
to write prize stories are entertainingly told.
The book is beautifully printed and bound
and is full of pictures. John g. Whittier in
a letter to the publishers says: "Judging
from the many attempts and the very few
real successes, it must be difficult thing to
| write book for children which shall be
| neither silly nor too sensible, neither above
| nor below their comprehension and capacity
| for enjoyment. It seems to me that Miss
| Sparhawk's Little Polly Blateh1ey' keeps
the happy medium, and that her little book
| will be welcome addition to our juvenile
| literature" D. Lothrop & Co., publishers,
| Boston. For sale in this city by Judd the
| bookseller.